The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 20, 1919, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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TheLancasterN
(SKMI-WKEKI.V.)
EstaltliHlit'd 1852.
' Published Tuesday and Fr
13 Y TH.E
LANCASTER NEWS COM!
.Lancaster, 8. C\
OEOltUE BULLA CRAY]
Editor and Manager
The News Is not responsible
tews of Correspondents. Sh
rational articles on topics of
interest will be gladly receivi
BUBSCKLPTION l'ltlCfa
Cash in Advance.
One Year
<Ui Mouths
Entered us Second Class
October 7, IS05, at the I'ostc
Lancaster, S. C., under act t
gress of March 3, 167 9.
twenty per cent believed the
l>p a slight advance.
"7ho general Impression t!
tloctet!, that the present pric
is likely to ')0 indefinite ci
anee, is in line Nli"i Hie stat
of nieu like J Oj-'dO Armoui
era! (Joeth.d* A. HnrtcO He
II Sell iff ft ml others C-A
recently by the department ?>f
Mr. Armour was particiliarl
phatic. declaring that tliose
postpone buying or building
hope of materially lower priot
speculating in the future misf
of the nation.' The New York
ing Post, a pretty trustworthy
as a rule in matters of this kin<
that tlie expectation that the f
price level will he maintained
doubtedly sound.' declaring tl
products whose prices are d
ent to a largo extent on labor
is not wise to expect changes
on lowered wages."
"At all events, it should hr
clear to every one by now thai
?v ?. ? . 1 ?? . 1 <t 1 t r? 1/ a. nl'.w
f\?*| i 1mu jvni lll?:iu in n< r> |/ki<
processes of re-adjustment an
to he slow: and wage scales j
ing to !>e the last thing affectet
have risen as the cost of iivi
risen and they are not going
cline under present conditions
who wait on lower prices to gr
with building operations a
provements in general will p
liave to wait a long time. V
as well make up our mind t
dollar has shrunk and that t
to maintain prosperity lies.
New York Kvening Post si
'In a greater productivity and
economical distribution of tl
duct ' If the country g<
""r
FRIDAY, Jl NE 20, 1*
"My Country 'Tn of The?, Swei
of Liberty."
i:yi \uz \ i M>\ OM.Y in-:
"Will prices go higher?" a
L'i.arleston New. and Courlc
ilon't know. It wouldn't be
tell a man who has just paid
live cents for a dozen tomato
they may eo higher. lie
light. Of course, if everyt
equal, there will be no widt
protest against liigh prices
man who is. or who was a fe\
ago, earning three dollars a
now earning nine dollars a <
will offer little objection to
nine dollars for a three-doll
of shoos. Hut if he is earnl
same or nearly the same wai
he earned before the war, tin
be something going on wh
talk high prices to him.
"The hope is widespread," s
Charleston paper, " hat in
there will he a marked decline
cost of living with the conelu
peace. Replies to a quest*'
sent out by the National '*"<!
of Construction Industr:
indicate a belief on the paii
who should be best inform*,
there will be any let dowi
questionnaire was addressed
4 00 of the leading construct
dustries and related interests
I'nitcd States. The great mass
answers supported the vie
when business resumes It will
the present price level. Abe
per cent of the concerns aih
thought there might be a slij
Ruction, hut on iH?> rtitioi- i"!"'
EWS ' could settle dov
would help iiun
be supplemeutei
Ida* thai Zl>s, ^or
pride of workm
PAN Y. . ,
past have unite
tion great."
KN
The News se
cheapening the
for the \?q even thoup
ort and
general lation were goni
Lt*' i prices and earn!
j. I is merely a lessi
money. A few
. $2.0u 1 could be fed a <!
. 1.00; . .
, a roast of port
Mattel j much as a dollai
'll 1 less there Is co
>t ConJ
in wane scales.
I h<' countrv wil
Hi).
ioit will increase
^ i stances. luhor li
rl pondingly but i
Where it has th
r iui'i uui " 11" 11
WIKt'S Ml
?t L?n* |.*,,1 ?,w in -, is
" Sew s. .in I i' eat
MKI>V. ,,nstt?r with but
sks the ({guru or so:
Wo "The News \
safe to people, or ruth
eighty- iiku to hear a ho
os that mil ))Ut the N<
wo I'd something about
htng is (il.0 ^ not.
spread \ represent
11 111 spent Wednesda
v years ,,m an,i while I
day. isi itQcord. ^
1n v 1?"
?. - | antl hotter equl
paying printing establia
ur pnifj aa?lc(l together.
In s "10:The Hecortl is
ge that printing ostablisl
>re will| "The Record
on y?u t twelve people,
j llill, live in Rock
ivs the I their money wit
general ; HmnlK.
? in lite1 "After return
siou of (jitester we took
. i
unnaire, up oU1. stnteniei
eratlon t'liester merehai
we found that ?
I only two of the
il that t<)teHter printing
1 ^ tlii> ran he used
to * " that four-lifths t
ion in*. (pr used by t he
in the| toWn. Just thin
\ of the "\\'e estimate
w that jni, their full ti
I ho on) ,,an do aii of the
>ut ten ?oNV done in Ch
dressed . i,,,ster printing
ght re-1 i( would be necei
I a.ioutj |?,-iUtorH in our
w'?:|pny for those ni
j uni' thousand d
,us " j one t:iii readily
n ''A 1 ' printi*ig was d<
?n,inu"l would moan tin
amenta ostablli hmonts* w
, Ci'-n-. r,.easo thoir ann
phurn, proximately tvvoli
n on '| |,js money wo
la1>w r (.poster merchant
ly cm- twenty-five per
w'10 goods they sold
in the (j,08e printers w<
?s are sun(i dollars per j
ortune
Even- THE ST ATIguide
The Colutnhla I
il says; sinuntIon of the
* J
>rosent the plans tor tl
is 'uu* | capital (,it) thitt t
tiat 'in are so ipnorn
epend- Know a posiouu-e
cost it The State's crie\
based! i ho t'a< t that the
I in* in course <
fairly Suinter and (lor
t u hat-, figured" w ith I
ee, tho States I'ostolllce
> going State has workoi1
are go over an imaginar
I They is a nightmare,
ng has ordinarily wo m
to do out a postotllre 1
. Those a new one, and c
> ahead a very small to
nd im-j are In a Strang
robahly siz" of Columbia
^'e may J walk down the st
hat tliej sign. "I'nited
he way; rather than stop
as the: a hurry to get hi
iggests.a matter of fart
a more letters on the po
he pro- possibly dlstingi
;nerally house or library
- -1 ^ ^
THE LA
vn to that view itj man feel foolish
lensely. It needs to county courthouse
tl by the renewal of money order. An
Envelopment and thaf the people who re
unship which in the will come to know i
(d to make this na- the postotllce is, tl
building might sen
>es no advantage in visitor from Lancas
value of a dollar, county.
;h a system of regu- "Hardly can it b
o through, equalizing esteemed and w
Ing power, the result says, "though then
iming oi mo value or lion, mat rne pcopu
years ago a family too ignorant and j
lay for a dollar. Now their way to the pos
t alone will cost as be told in this tnai
r and a half, and un- never had difficult
rresponding increase the building from
unrest throughout are now distributed
11 not only continue Laurel streets. The
True, in some in- House, and the conn
ins increased corres- sight and it has not
lot in all instances, indicate the nature
icre is little dissatis to the public eye by
li pfices. were a label for tl
desired, a small at
tit ritlN I Kit? could be placed no:
from the Chester the style of thos<
i he applied to lain- < hut ches,
the changing of a .'To our
been done, prcsum:
knows that Chester an architect in a V
cr merchants, don t |s |l()t short of amai
ul business in Itock Vel jf jt js the pti
ws is i;iiiiii; 10 ssiv treasury departmon
it. whether they public buildings, th
of t housands of dolli
dive of The News architectural beauty
v afternoon in ltock excess of oxplanatioi
there he visited The tlint the words *T1
iund a plant larger Capitol!' bo out Into
ppod than both the structure in which t
ihments in Chester uress meets in Wa
And understand (he beautiful conj
only one of threo be defined so oxplioi
Imients in ltock llill. mistake it for a tei
has a force of about barber shop? Peril
who work in ltock department lias tlir
; llill and who spend little joke at Columl
h ltock llill iner- Columbia refuses
should like to hnv
ing to our office in building that the
the trouble to look ^ivm us and. in nu
its received from < rediahle to the
Us last month and |() Columbia, but th
at of ton statements mont of its purpose
>m worn printed l>y pronch of making i
establishments. If "To remove this i
as a basis it means ;,t tins time, a
>f the printing mat- o) money, but it oug
ster Is done out-ol- regardless of the <
k of it. We don't see tha
tltat three men. gi\- figure or that they
me to job printing, jn- "ridieulous." S
job printing that is to Columbia some t
ester. Tf all of the son ,,f those letters
was done in Chester saved the remark: '
-sary to have fifteen (,Mire." and those b
town. The average |lt guide rather thai
< 11 would l)C about posiotliie, a a mat
ollars per ye r. S" place of bu.-'ness an
see that if Cite !< j.cliev> -? that advert
>n<' in Chester it s f?:>i?I a perfect!
it Chester printing' ;.,.t ji> name put on
otild have to in- front door,
ual payroll by np/<>
thou.-and dollars. SCISSORS AN
old lie spent with |
S and if they made wimt i? ? Itilli
cent profit on the (Motor \V
, i heir profit from said Statistician .
juld be three thou- ed a mail in the govi
reiir department how ft
m count** could cniir
I IS \M.\ZKI>. and then ! figured tl
c. , . .1 n,M' "f tlicse countei
State resents the mfh
rfv-one days to
architect who drew do?arg , lhpn fipil
ie postoffloe in the would take him to
he people of r'olu in- dollars. working eig
nt that they do not not '""ntlng Sunda
.. and 1 found it wool
when they see one. .............
Ill NDRKI) AND
ance centers around Tha,.M fho f,lfff,r,.nr<
new postofllce build- lion and a billion W
>f construction at billions, but I
vais streets Is "dis- haVf' an> ,f1oa whn
, talking about."
I he words "United
i." We fancy the Modern I toad
I itself into a frenzy C harleston News
The key to the m<
y wrong perhaps it. . . . ....
ward road build in*
We suppose that strikingly suggested
ight be able to pick lomobile man who
itiilding. particularly there has been
... ... between the averac
ertainly we would 111
good roads and th;
wn. but suppose XV e r>|lk,iM0,>r TI
e town, a town the was content to build
, we would prefer to the engineer, as th
reet and look for the i,r"' n?t altogether
c. . ... ? .. pcrience, knows th
States Postofllce, '
building for the futi
some one who is in present."
s lunch and ask. A8 This Is said, of
t. the placing of thej with reference to i
istoftice handing may wh,rh ou?ht to
, the munnor of its
ilsh It from a court- ? . >
I there is any lesson
' It would make a automobile she
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NCASYER NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C.
to walk In the by this time it Is the folly of spend-Jf"
and ask for a ,nB large sums of money in the build-J
d while possibly! lng of h,Khway* whith experience I
has shown will not stand un under !
snto in Columbia) the tra(Hc to Whlch they are likely
n due time whore t() j)e subjected.
le letters en tho This Is a thought which needs to!
re to enlighten a 8'n^ tuto ,nintis of legislators In
.. i South Carolina where there are still
ter or some other1 , .
i many people who cannot understand
j the economy of building really pere
truly said," the manent roads* wherever conditions
rought-up State will permit even though the tirst cost
s be the implica- (*oes seem large. The cheapness of a
. _ , . , genuinely first class highway lies in
; of Columbia are ... .. . ? ,
this: that if it Is so constructed as
jrovincial to find outlast the life of the bonds issued
tofHce unless they to construct it the chances are that
iner. They have It will pay for itself and much more
y in discovering than for lt8olf in the meantime.j
I Thara la ? ?!?? ' -Kl-l
. f _ A. ??v? v ? ? VMIl ? *MIO I U41U ?' III' II ? (111
which the mails . , . . . . ..
truly ho termed inexpensive. It is
I. at Main aiul that type of highway which can bo
y know the Suite used every month in tlie year reity
courthouse by gardless of weather conditions and
been necessary to wh,ch can ,,e maintained year in and
year out at a minimum cost for upof
those oil ill res keep
signboards. Kvcnl
?? . . ... Alcohol and t'riinc.
ie new postolhce
(Literary Digest. I
id modest tablet 0f 2,r?oO prisoners in the Indiana
ir the door alter state prison, 2,075 drink to excess.
* used by the and only 175 are abstainers. This
is one of the results of a survey niad<>
... , , , in the psychopathic laboratory of the
at this thing lias , .... .....
prison by I)r. Paul h. Bowers. The
ibly by order ?fjreport nf the survey, printed first in
Washington olllce, (lie Journal of Delinquency (Jan-'
dug and we mar- uary), is now issued in seperalo
dicy now of the form- 11 occupies some forty-five
pages, of which onlv about three are
t to deface now" , ,, . ,
devoted to the section relating to al<it
cost hundreds cohol. Dr.nitowers Is not so sure as
ars and that have'some of our readers may be that his
. with this queer] figures prove that alcohol drove
a. It is proposed I ,hGRC ,v o th????nd men to commit
crime. Criminals, he savs, are alie
United States . , ... ,
I most always neurasthenic, and this,
i the gable of thv condition also creates the ulcoliolic
he house of con-j thirst. Possibly denial of alcohol,
shington? Shall w'l"e " would have made them so
, ... ! her. would not have affected their I
iresslonal library , . , . I
I criminal propensities. And yet the I
tl>, lest some one j adoption of prohibition in a state has
nple of Isis or a often been accompanied by a nota-j
laps the treasury! hie decrease in the prison population. ',ro
night to crack a ')r* N?wers aavs on this point: | 1
, , . . "It will never he possible to say and
bin s expense, hut , . . I lll(,
accurately just how much crime is u,,j
to laugh. We (jne to drinking. Large numbers of ,un
e pride in the prisoners are dissomaniacs; they ,nR'
government has possess neuropathic organizations; to 8011
my respects it is ,,HMn drinking is an expression of /
their defect, a contributing factor to .
government and .. . ,, .tno
their crimes rather than the imme- ^
is bald advertise- dite one. The disastrous effects of
n'
is a perilous up 'he narcotic , alcohol, on the brain .
inst
t ridiculous. an<' central nervous system are to . ^
, .... ,, . , . be seen every day throughout the civ-:
Inscription would J . pra
ilized world. Acute alcoholic intovi
onsidi iable sum j<?ation or 'lie ordinary form of drunht
to be removed kohncss, from a psychological view- ".'.jj
ost." point. Is but a transitory form of ini
the letters dis-l8an,,v- 'Mo,h psychologists and j t- ^
, ., , rists have properly, however, main- .
make the build- . , bv 1
tained ;w distinction between those
iglitseeis ma> go In,.nj.,| disturbances produced by the ,or
line, and by rea- direct imbibition of alcoholic liquids.
the guide will be and which cense in a few hours af-' 'on
'That's the post- ,Pr ,ho ccaeses. and those h*y*
mental derangements and hallucin't''
m,,N M 1 x ations that may continue for days, ^
a to offend. I he cks, ((r months after all use of al- r<.f,
ler of fact, is a cnhol has ceased.' Yor
d even the State; "The exact relationship that alcohoi
bears to crime is problematical u*t?
'.sing pavs The , u 11
and can not with mathematical pre- for(
ly good dollar to j 0j8jon jM, determined. Prison au- ^ou
the gla - in it-ij thorities. and and especially prison j.. (
| surgeons, know that many prisoners.' (ij ,
tin order to ecu so overt acts, gondii v
'attribute their crimes to temporary! r
I) 1*.\STK. states of drunkenness. Therefore, |M.(1
statistics on alcoholism from penal plo,
on Dollars? insiiruiions ami reformers arc to be
or|(j | taken cum Riano sails, for they arc V
\list i 11 - "I ask- ,noro or '<,ss inaccurate. out
rrnnient treasury "The usual answer that I received the
ust his expert ^rom prisoners, during my examlna-. of
it silver dollars "?n "loni. concerning the cause, w hi
tat it would take ?' fhpir crimes, is generally one of, two
rs a month of ,his sort was 1 <li<1 not con
count a million know what I was doing; I may on was
ired how long it may no,> Kullty; I can not remem- in
count a billion j are
lit hours a day bur
y and holidays. \ (ILIMI'SK AT TIIK STATK.
d take him ONK . 128;
TWO YKAH8.' Sliort Items of Interest (inthered ^Sil'
? between a mil-j Here, There and Everywhere.
e have iieen talk-.
don't think wej With the exception of Arizona and | at
t wo have been, Idaho, all the states In the I'nion fun
were represented In the units which
were landed at tho port terminal,j
liiiihlinc. Charleston, Tuesday from tho trans- * ?l
and tourler.i , g>ort Suwanee. Nearly all of the f>8| n
?clein attitude to- j and 1,938 men belong to tho1^"^
c Is clearly aml.'pjiroe Hundred and Forty-fourth a<
by a leading au-| Kield Artillery in the Ninetieth 1)1savs:
"Hereto.! . ... . . ?. .. . Pre
j vision. * 01. mcnnni u. .vic.viasier.i ~
a vast difference' ?f Columbia, a Citadel graduate, was, Wa'
mans idea of jjlft senior officer aboard the trans- nia
it oi the expert-j por| <)n |j1R way over the ship roll- ' '
in a\i'iuge man p(j considerably for several days and K' '
I for the present, ( 0(jjf.ja| report says that most of
ie result of pastjj^p soldiers were very seasick.
satisfactory ex- ^ . sen
e importance of Hundreds of South Carolina Hap she
ire as well as the fists are looking forward with pleas- see
urn to the fifth session of the annual fro
course, primarily Haptist summer assembly to he held wh
the type of road at Greenville June 28 to July It The the
constructed and assembly is one of the big conven- of
construction If tlons held yearly by the Haptists ana sen
which the use of usually attracts many visitors from T,
>uld have taught all sections of the state. The official wa
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FRIDAY, J
I
Victory
n y
Donas
(COUPON)
Are Now Read
For
DELIVERY
AT
The Bank of Lane
Lancaster, S. C.
gram as arranged by.the Itev. T. patriotism and >
Watts, secretary, has been issued men. Mr. Denn
is being distributed. The fac-. history of both
r of the various classes an<l lec- how on various
? courses consists of men and wo- these two state:
a well known throughout the other for niutui
th. John K. Wlilte,
, ~ * , ? . . son college. An
it the evening service Sunday in
Fort Mill iTesbyterian church '' 1"'"s' 1' "'
_ . _ ,,, ... ,i lie emphasized
Itev. James n, Itlaek, formerly (| ,
Kllznbeth City. N. C.. was dulv ' ?nu
al'od as its pastor. The coin inio- ' a,'s
m is convened with an opening s,-l,,s senator, i
\er by Klilor J. K. Hum h of the "nter "??nin???tr
*1 Clujrrh of Rock Ilill The s.-r- ' ? <b*t;
n was preached by tho it,-v. 10. 10. '",,,os "'"count,
losplo. I). I>., pastor of the First lm,''r prc?l?lom '
sliyterian rhtirch of York, the slK"ini
i'rp to tlie pastor was delivered i
the Rev. F. W. (!rogg, I>. I? . pas-1 ^I?P'oximateh
of the First Presbyterian ehurrh ! ' 'V' ;l' ' an,P
Hoi k Ilill, ami the charge to the | ,u ' '* a''-v :i" ?
gregation by the Rev. J. C. Hal-l'" "" ''tree
pastor of Fbonczor Presbyteriani ' ^
rrj, | Hlvlsion. Many
- . South Carolina.
M. Wolfe, attorney general, has charged in a f?
irued front Washington and New died men were
k. where he went to consider c? r- camp, hut the i
i phases of Important litigation, more than hala
ile in Washington he had con- The Oklahoma a
Mtces relative to the (Jeorgia- leached camp s.
Hi Carolina boundary suit, which be sent to other
0 he decided within the imine- zation the latter
e future. In New York he was
sidering the Southern Fxpress .lustIce H C
Pav suit. which has been hail to Kugene .>
tight to recover taxes paid under |?M,bla poHcetnti
,oat ^ *7.500. The i
V. W. Moore, adjutant general, is *"r" las'
ttn a ten days' inspection tour in ' "n,n"''l ('o
state, lie will make inspections 01 'he
the proposed eight companies ,or"?>'-s teptese;
ch are to he mustered in as the1 -set i
battalions of National (iuard, re- an<l 8<?curt>d tin
tly authorized. tieneral Moore nien: J Tut
1 in CIreenvllle Monday. Tuesday ' Martin and
Pelzer. Other places and dates '' Lancaster
: Greenwood, June 18; Spartan- "M> rn"n*>' Ja" ?
g. Juno 19; Laurens, June 2n; ?n Hroad Hi
iimtiin In no '>1- Ifnpluvlll/. t.,,,,, his bond was
Charleston. June 24. Later th,,'wlth kl
ional Guard Is to lie strengthen-"' '-an< an
until there Is a full brigade. The!
Ited organization is necessitated!
this time because of th?- limited 'lrs' r?Un,> cou
, . . with Judge H 1
ds available. '
, It L. (inliter at
I Joint meeting of the Georgia and ing the convent
ith Carolina Cotton Seed in the new cm
tshers' association convened at the people, includini
annab Hotel Tuesday morning inent people of
9:30 o'clock with H. K. Watkins,' and Allendale
sident of the Georgia association case disposed n
siding. An address of welcome lladger, charge
n made by Muray M. Stewart, the prohibition
yor of Savannah and was respond- given a sentenc
to by C. Kit/Simons of Columbia, the count) gi
leral manage^ of the Southern court had conve
ton Oil company Immediately torney made a
ueafter service fags were pre- court be adjou
ited by the two respective states tember term, g
iwlng 7 14 members of the cotton- the grassy cond
d oil industry to enter the service the county and
m the Georgia mills, nine of( witnesses were
om lost their lives, and 4 26 from fact that this vvi
industry in South Carolina, 20 the witnesses w
whom lost their lives. The pre- notified. Judi
itation speech was made by John question before
Dennis. Jr.. of Klberton. (In., and accepted Its d
s a .beautiful tribute to the valor, court as final.
I
fUNE 20, 1919.
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!y
J
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aster
lacrifice of the young
is recited interesting
the stated showing
occasions in the past
* had stood by each
tl protection. Dr.
president of Anderderson,
S. C., delivI
address on victory,
tlie cost of the war.
what had been
tie Item ited
ma 'lit 1 *pi?t t III t lie
o in which he relil
the various dilll rod
in settling the
with tlie government
g of the armistice.
500 casuals arJackson
Tuesday,
f tlie men belonging
Hundred an<l Gigh
imiiTiv, r.igniy-nrst
of i In* iikwi are from
They will ho dls\v
days. Four hundischarged
from tho
now arrivals a Uttlo
nood tho discharges,
ml Toxas troops who
ovoral days ago will
camps fur d* mohiiipart
of tho week.
Watts has granted
>1. Lancaster, tho Coin,
In tho sum of
'coords in tho caso
wook and thoy woro
lumhia and tilod in
clerk of court. Atnting
Lancaster im>ut
to arrange hail
* following bonds ner,
(J. J. Halter, C.
Clarence Richards,
has been confined In
ind went to his home
Ivor Road as soon as
i arranged. He Is
lling his wife, Arrio
d Newton S. Lorlck.
unly convened its
rt at noon Tuesday.
i\ Rico presiding and
i solicitor. Witnessng
of the first court
ihtv woro fully 30?)
it many of the prom
narnwen, Hnmpton
counties. Tho first
f was that of Alox.
d with violation of
law. Hedgcr was
o of two months *on
ing. Shortly after
ned an Allendale atniotlon
asking that
rned until the Hopliving
as his reason
ition of tho crops in
the fact that many
absent due to the
us tho first court and
rero not all properly
K?* Hire placed tho
tho grand Jury find
loclslon to continue